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The files located in the Tennessee Supreme Court Cases represent an especially valuable resource for historical and genealogical research at the Tennessee State Library and Archives [TSLA].
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View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
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View Entry | 1942 | Atley Walters, et al. v. Frank Lyle & Lyle Furniture Co. | Knox | Injury and Damages |
Resulting from a car accident. Additional Plaintiff: Next Best Friend, Harding Walters. |
East | Range: 5 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 205 | 303 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1942 | Alfred Cummings v. Isabella Tyson Gillpin | Knox | Petition for Compensation |
Alfred Cummings sues on behalf of himself and A. N. Reagan, Charlie Murrian, H. T. Rogers, J. V. Burns, as employees of Defendant. |
East | Range: 7 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 496 | 91 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1942 | Adele S. Kennedy et al. v. Rutherford Freight Lines, Inc. | Knox | Injury and Damages |
Truck driven by Defendant struck car in which Plaintiff was riding, causing her to be injured. Exhibits include repair bill, scene map. Add. Plaintiff: Firemen's Insurance Co. of Newark, New Jersey. |
East | Range: 7 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 637 | 343 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1942 | Buddy Haynes v. State | Knox | Larceny, Grand |
Charges also include "Violating the Bone Dry Law." |
East | Range: 6 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 249 | 53 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1942 | Beatrice Logan Wallace v. Harry Keller Wallace | Knox | Divorce | East | Range: 7 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 620 | 53 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1942 | Charles Fair v. State | Knox | Liquor Violation | East | Range: 6 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 232 | 64 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1942 | Charles A. Monday v. Locomotive Engineers & Conductors Mutual Protective Association | Knox | Insurance Disputes |
Plaintiff seeks payout of discharge insurance after being fired from his job. Exhibits include membership application and witness statements. |
East | Range: 6 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 485 | 45 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1942 | Charles A. Maner v. Arthur L. Brown | Knox | Estate Dispute |
Deceased was guardian of incompetent Defendant Brown. Plaintiff admr of J. J. Graham, dec. Add. Plaintiffs: Defendant A. Brown incompetent. Add. Defendants: Frank T. Hines, Administrator of Veteran's Affairs. |
East | Range: 7 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 587 | 32 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1942 | City of Knoxville v. F. A. Hessler et al. | Knox | Tax Collection |
Add. Defendants: Carrie Allen, C. H. Asquith, B. H. Acuff, James Gibson, George M. Dail. |
East | Range: 7 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 597 | 63 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1942 | Coal Creek Mining & Manufacturing et al. v. W. C. Wells et al | Knox | Debt |
Origin of debt: promissory note. Add. Plaintiff: Braden Coal Co. Add. Defendant: Mrs. M. E. Western, H. H. Wells, C. J. Wells. |
East | Range: 7 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 625 | 53 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1942 | D. F. Bullard v. United Salvage & Equipment Co. | Knox | Unknown |
Exhibits include inventory lists and sales contracts. |
East | Range: 7 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 629 | 60 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1942 | Earl Grubb, et al. v. State | Knox | Liquor Violation |
"Violating the Bone Dry Law." Additional Plaintiffs: W. R. Wilson, George Kennedy, and Dewy Morris. |
East | Range: 6 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 247 | 118 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1942 | Earl Weaver v. H. C. Allen | Knox | Injury and Damages |
Origin of damages: car collision. |
East | Range: 7 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 621 | 337 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1942 | Edith L. Baumann v. Frieda Bowman, et al. | Knox | Property Dispute |
Plaintiff sued Defendants to stop them from using a temporary structure on a piece of property as a permanent residence. Exhibits include newspaper section, deeds, cancelled checks, b&w photos. Add. Defendant: James L. Clarke, Jr. |
East | Range: 7 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 693 | 164 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1942 | Fidelity Bankers Trust Company v. Max Friedman, et al. | Knox | Petition for Payment |
Additional Defendants: Royal, Inc., Jewelers, S. H. Busch. Petition for payment of lease or rent. Exhibits: check, 1 large photo, correspondence, bill of sale, lease agreement. |
East | Range: 6 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 448 | 276 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1942 | Floyd Kidd, et al. v. Royal Crown Bottling Co. | Knox | Petition for Compensation |
Floyd Kidd sued on behalf of himself, John A. cox, Jr., Charles Lusk and all other employees of the defendant. Exhibits: employee hours, checks, correspondence, statements of earnings, receipt. |
East | Range: 7 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 620 | 286 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1942 | George Coylar v. H. A. Brown | Knox | Injury and Damages | East | Range: 7 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 624 | 60 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1942 | H. G. Curtis v. State | Knox | Liquor Violation | East | Range: 6 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 232 | 38 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1942 | Hubert Adams et al. v. Herbert N. Russell et al. | Knox | Habeas Corpus |
Add. Plaintiffs: Clarence Porter, Merch Walden. Add. Defendants: Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary, Thomas P. Gore. |
East | Range: 7 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 587 | 73 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1942 | Hubert Adams, et al. v. Herbert Russell, et al. | Knox | Other |
Plaintiffs plead guilty to First Degree Murder, but are now arguing that the conviction was void. Case incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 93 | 9 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1942 | Holston Union National Bank, etc. v. Knox County, etc. | Knox | Garnishment |
Case Style: Holston Union National Bank, for use of J. C. Allen and Burt Ketner v. Knox County, garnishee of Herbert Graf, doing business as R. F. Graf & Sons. |
East | Range: 6 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 454 | 55 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1942 | Hamilton National Bank of Knoxville v. City of Knoxville et al. | Knox | Taxation, Assessment |
Exhibits include correspondences, tax & assessment documents, Add. Defendants: E. V. Cullum, J. W. Crudgington, C. V. Biddle, E. E. Carter, Ed L. Keener, D. A. Schaeffer. |
East | Range: 7 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 597 | 112 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1942 | Hamilton National Bank of Knoxville v. W. P. Haynes, Jr. et al | Knox | Wills, Contested |
Also see ET 641 for additional folders. Deceased: Nellie H. Jennings. Exhibits include trust deeds, income lists, minutes of meetings, chattel mortgages, court documents, itemized account statements, correspondences. Add. Defendants: Knox County Tuberculosis Sanatorium Inc., Carson-Newman College, Margaret Haynes, Elizabeth Campbell, W. P. Haynes III, Ray Simmonds, Mount Rest Home for Aged Women, Lillian Rutherford Haynes, St. John's Orphanage Inc., Mary Jennings. |
East | Range: 7 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 639 | 1175 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1942 | Joe Duncan v. State | Knox | Liquor Violation |
Plaintiff is appealing the charge that he unlawfully possessed alcohol. Case incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 100 | 3 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1942 | Joe C. Duncan v. State | Knox | Liquor Violation | East | Range: 6 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 230 | 56 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1942 | Luther Rader& Ray Rader v. State | Knox | Larceny |
Charges also include Breaking and Entering and Concealing Stolen Property. Case incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 93 | 2 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1942 | Luther Rader & Ray Rader et al. v. State | Knox | Larceny |
Additional Defendants: Earl Ellenberg, Eugene Earl. |
East | Range: 6 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 232 | 147 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1942 | Mary Womble v. State | Knox | Assault with Force and Arms |
Plaintiff is appealing the charge that she attacked Estella Brown with a razor. |
East | Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 34 | 61 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1942 | Margaret Long Horton et al. v. The Employers' Liability Assurance Corporation, Ltd. | Knox | Insurance Claims and Policies |
Judgment in favor of Defendant, affirmed on appeal. Exhibits include correspondences, insurance documents, photostatic copies of medical record, separate case transcript. Additional Plaintiffs: J. D. Horton, Sue Long, Ed Matthews. |
East | Range: 6 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 361 | 599 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1942 | Mary Carmack v. Fidelity-Bankers Trust Co. | Knox | Wills, Contested |
Mary Carmack is the widow of James C. Carmack and is contested his will. The exhibits in this case include various testimonies and a telegram. 2 folders. Affidavits and telegram |
East | Range: 8 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 801 | 806 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1942 | Price O'Neal v. State | Knox | Liquor Violation |
"Violating the Bone Dry Law." |
East | Range: 6 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 249 | 52 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1942 | Park National Bank v. James A. Goolsby et al | Knox | Debt |
Origin of debt: promissory note. Exhibits include materials lists, insurance documents, correspondences, bills ledger sheets, contracts, cancelled checks. Add. Defendant: Eula V. Goolsby. |
East | Range: 7 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 695 | 320 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1942 | Pliner Davis, admr. et al.v. Jennie L. Mitchell, exe.& trustee et al | Knox | Murder |
Alleged murderer: Effie Davis Victim: Charles Davis Alleged accomplices: Dixie Davis and Hattie Davis In two folders. Exhibits include Bank of Knoxville account book, plat map, clipping |
East | Range: 7 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 773 | 320 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1942 | R. O. Hunter v. City of Knoxville | Knox | Damages |
Exhibits: 5 large photo., correspondence, receipts, 3 small photos, ins. Policy. |
East | Range: 6 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 448 | 373 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1942 | Ross-Frankel, Inc. v. State | Knox | Other |
Undertaking construction without a license. |
East | Range: 5 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 202 | 158 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1942 | State ex rel. J. Fred Bibb v. L. M. O'Brien | Knox | Liquor Violation |
Defendant stands accused of violating a permanent injunction against selling intoxicating liquor. Defendant alias: Jimmy O'Brien. |
East | Range: 6 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 481 | 137 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1942 | State ex. rel. Joseph M. Michael, et al. v. Henry B. Witham, et al | Knox | Application for Writ of Mandamus |
Complainants: P. L. Smith, Ezra Totten, Walter S. E. Hardy, Homer L. Saunders, Clinton M. Marsh. Defendants: Fred C. Smith; Clyde B. Austin; Cary F. Spence; Paul J. Kruesi; W. P. Cooper; Harry S. Berry; W. P. Ridley; I. B. Tigrett; George C. Rowlett; John D. Martin; Williston Cox; James A. Fowler; Wassell Randolph; Thomas H. Allen; Prentiss Cooper; B. O. Duggan; C. C. Flannery; James D. Hoskins, all as Board of Trustees, Univ. of Tenn. CAUSE: Complainants denied admission based on race. |
East | Range: 6 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 458 | 1054 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1942 | Stella Wright v. Home Beneficial Association | Knox | Insurance Claims and Policies |
Exhibits include insurance documents. |
East | Range: 7 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 625 | 86 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1942 | State ex rel Alvin Murrell v. Hazen Kreis, Sheriff | Knox | Habeas Corpus | East | Range: 7 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 620 | 36 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1942 | Von Nicely v. State | Knox | Manslaughter |
"Involuntary Manslaughter." Victim: Robert Henry. |
East | Range: 6 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 249 | 144 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1942 | Wallace Cable v. State | Knox | Election Dispute | East | Range: 6 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 230 | 165 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1942 | Wallace Cable v. State | Knox | Other |
Plaintiff is appealing the charge that he unlawfully tampered with a voting booth. |
East | Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 34 | 132 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1942 | Wallace Cable v. State | Knox | Unknown |
"Misdemeanor." Case incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 100 | 2 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1942 | William Arnold Irwin v. Fulton Syphon Co. et al. | Knox | Debt Dispute |
Plaintiff seeking reimburselment for medical bills related to a work injury, said bills being from a physician not approved by Defendants. Plaintiff suing on behalf of Eben Alexander, and Fort Sanders Hospital Training School. Add. Defendant: Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. |
East | Range: 7 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 583 | 169 | Order A Copy |